List of Sewanee Tigers starting quarterbacks
This is a list of every Sewanee Tigers football team quarterback and the years they participated on the Sewanee Tigers football team.
Main starting quarterbacks
[edit]1891 to 1944 (incomplete)
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The following players were the predominant quarters for the Tigers following the birth of Sewanee Tigers football until the last time it played Vanderbilt.
| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ellwood Wilson | 1891 | Considered the "founder of Sewanee Tigers football" | [1] |
| Alexander Blacklock | 1892–1895 | [2] | |
| Oscar Wilder | 1896–1897 | [2] | |
| Warbler Wilson | 1898–1900 | Luke Lea got him to Sewanee from his native South Carolina. All-Southern quarter for the "Iron Men" of the 1899 Sewanee Tigers football team. | [3] |
| Harris G. Cope | 1901 | A sub on the "Iron Men." Later one of Sewanee's greatest coaches, leading it in that capacity to the 1909 SIAA title. | [2] |
| Frank M. Osborne | 1902 | Previously at UNC. All-Southern; later assistant and reverend. | [2] |
| John Scarbrough | 1903–1905 | All-Southern. He was a renowned punter. 2nd team All-Time Sewanee Eleven. | [4] |
| C. Logan Eisele | 1906–1907 | [2] | |
| Walter Barrett | 1907 | All-Southern. | [2] |
| Chigger Browne | 1908–1910 | Weighed only 111 pounds. All-Southern. The quarter on the Sewanee All-Time Football Team. | [5] |
| John Myers | 1911 | [2] | |
| Frank M. Gillespie | 1911 | [2] | |
| Lee Tolley | 1912–1914 | All-Southern. He led the Sewanee eleven to the first defeat of rival Vanderbilt since 1909. | [6] |
| William Herring | 1915–1916 | [2] | |
| Thomas Harper | 1917–1920 | [2] | |
| William K. Powers | 1921–1923 | [2] | |
| Bill Coughlan | 1922 | 2nd team All-Time Sewanee Eleven. | [2] |
| George H. Barker | 1924–1925 | Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame. Piloted Sewanee to its last defeat of Vanderbilt. | [7] |
| Andrew L. "Jack" Todd | 1926 | [2] | |
| Harold Eustis | 1935 |
1945 to present (incomplete)
[edit]| Name | Years Started | Notability | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Shoop | 1988-1990 | Current offensive coordinator for Purdue. | [8] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Founder of Tiger Football Tells How". Sewanee Alumni News. 8 (1): 7. December 1941.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Lettermen". Sewanee Alumni News: 14–18. 1949.
- ^ Wendell Givens (2003). Ninety-Nine Iron: The Season Sewanee Won Five Games in Six Days. University of Alabama Press. p. 30. ISBN 9780817350628.
- ^ "Stadium Has Harris Name" (PDF). The Sewanee Purple. November 6, 1957.
- ^ "Brown Is All-Time Tiger Great". Sewanee Alumni News: 15. 1952.
- ^ "Tolley's Run Won Victory". Hopkinsville Kentuckian. November 28, 1914.
- ^ "Barker, George H."
- ^ Melissa Isaacson (December 17, 2000). "Bears Interim Offensive Coordinator John Shoop Brings An Exhausting Work Ethic To His Job". www.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 16, 2013.
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